Erythronium purpurascens |
Erythronium pusaterii |
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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily |
hocket lakes fawn lily, Kaweah fawn lily, Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily |
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Bulbs | slender, 25–40 mm. |
narrowly ovoid, 40–60 mm. |
Leaves | 6–15 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, margins ± wavy. |
10–35 cm; blade green, lanceolate, margins ± wavy. |
Scape | 7–20 cm. |
12–40 cm. |
Inflorescences | 1–6-flowered. |
1–8-flowered. |
Flowers | tepals white, bright yellow on proximal 1/3, pinkish purple in age, lanceolate, 10–20 mm, not auriculate at base; stamens 8–12 mm; filaments yellow, slender; anthers cream to yellow; style yellow, 4–5 mm; stigma ± unlobed. |
tepals white, proximal 1/2–2/3 bright yellow, becoming pinkish in age, lanceolate, 25–45 mm, inner auriculate at base; stamens 8–15 mm; filaments ± white, slender; anthers yellow; style ± white, 7–10 mm; stigma ± unlobed, or with lobes shorter than 1 mm. |
Capsules | obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
obovoid, 2–4 cm. |
Erythronium purpurascens |
Erythronium pusaterii |
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Phenology | Flowering summer, soon after snowmelt (Jun–Aug). | Flowering late spring (Apr–May). |
Habitat | Open coniferous forests, meadows, rocky places | Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges |
Elevation | 1500–2700 m (4900–8900 ft) | 2100–2500 m (6900–8200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Erythronium pusaterii is known only from Tulare County in the southern Sierra Nevada. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. | FNA vol. 26, p. 159. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Erythronium | Liliaceae > Erythronium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | E. grandiflorum subsp. pusaterii | |
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) | (Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock: Madroño 37: 264. (1991) |
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